Dinner Tonight: Dumpling Noodle Soup

Some days, convenience is paramount when it comes to dinner. On the way home I picked up a package of Chinese frozen pork dumplings and, for perhaps the first time since college, a package of ramen noodles. On a cloudy November day I had visions of a rich broth with spicy scallions, ginger, tender dumplings, and handfuls of noodles. I got my wish.

The recipe for the broth could have gone a number of ways. For this soup I began with chicken stock, then added soy sauce, scallions, plus minced ginger and garlic. Another version could have begun with miso paste and dashi, or perhaps a tablespoon of fish sauce then the soy. Either way, it all comes to a boil with the vegetables (no sautéing needed), then the dumplings and the noodles are added and simmered until cooked through. After only ten minutes, your dumpling noodle soup is ready.

Dinner Tonight: Dumpling Noodle Soup

About This Recipe

Ingredients

4 cups chicken broth

1 tablespoon soy sauce

4 scallions, sliced

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 thumb-sized piece of ginger, peeled and minced

10-20 dumplings, depending on size

Procedures

1

Bring the broth, soy sauce, and vegetables to a boil over medium heat. Reserve some raw scallions for topping the soup.

2

Add the dumplings and/or noodles, working backwards to time them according to package directions. My dumplings went in first for about 5 minutes, then an additional 3 once the noodles were added.

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Born and raised in Chicago, one of Blake's earliest food memories was a Chicago-style hot dog with all the toppings. It was the start of a beautiful friendship.

As a co-founder of The Paupered Chef And a Serious Eats Contributor since the beginning, Blake has been writing about food regularly since 2006. He currently contributes weekly to Dinner Tonight and writes the Chicago-based column Sausage City. He studied professional cookery at Kendall College in Chicago, and is creative director of Jamco Creative, an outfit in Chicago that specializes in social media marketing.

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